Your Vintage Keepsake: A CSA Guide to Costume Storage and Display

by Margaret T. Ordoñez

Overview

From family heirlooms to vintage purchases, almost everyone has some item of beautiful clothing or some treasured accessory worthy of preservation. The choices made in storing and displaying costume collectibles will determine not only their longevity but also their future value. This concise, clear guide by Margaret Ordoñez is issued by the Costume Society of America, whose members bring their collective expertise to bear on consumers’ most frequent and most crucial questions about costume care.In simple and unambiguous terms, Your Vintage Keepsake offers options for storage, guidelines for prevention and treatment—such as vacuuming garments to remove dust and minimize insect damage—and instructions for displaying apparel and accessories, even under glass.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780967644509
Publisher:	Texas Tech University Press
Publication date:	06/15/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)